Double door hardware



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when one of the' doors is'opened the other of Patented Oct. v25, l1932 f V:rnssn W.cRowE`Lr., or PORTLAND, OREGON DOUBLE Doonnhnnwnnnf j Application med February 5, i981." serial No. mates. y

The purpose and object of my invention is to provide hardware yfor double doorsvv that arev adapted tobe hinged about vertical hinges. My devices are so arranged that thedoors will also be opened and when one of the doors is closed the other door will also beiclosed.V Y,

The invention in its preferred embodiment comprises a bracket adapted to be placed upon the inside of one of vthe doors,` and a bracket adapted to be' secured upon the inside of the otherof the doors. An adjustable' strut jis disposed between the two brackets.v 'A bracket is secured upon the inside of the door frame in. registryA with a locking latch' that will cause the mechanism to engageitland hold the respectivedoors open, whenjone of the doors is opened.: Y i 'Q A latch is secured tothe door assembly whose purpose is to unlock locking bolts secured to the upper and lower end ofone of the doors, when itis desired to openv the doors. A locking-bar is'asso'ciated therewithwhich unlocks a locking latch from the bracket secured to the door frame, when it is desired to shut the door. The manually manipulative latch assembly extends through the door.

One vof the objects of my invention consists in providing hardware for pairs'V of double hinged doors that is adapted to lockv the doors in either closed or open position by manipulating only one of the doors.

. A further obfectof my invention consists in providing simply constructed hardware -for doors that is comprised of Vfeu/*parts and that th? hldwarelly l0@ adapted to pairs Vdoors closed and side.

of garage doors of'substantially greater; or less widths by the adjustment of only a strut.` The strut is adapted' for connectingone of the fdoors 'to thejo'ther.V j ll A'still further obj ect of my inventionI consists in the placing the garage door vhardware upon the inside of the doors thereby to eliminate the hazard of having the same tampered with. A ,I

vStill vfurther objects of 4my invention'k consists in providing hardware that will faciliy tate its yplacement upon pairs of 'doors of varying widths with equalV facility and that will' permit` the locking Vof the 'doors when op'enand lockingthedoors shut through the use otra lock placeable through the hasps of 'the hardwarethatjisdisposed upon theouty side ofthe garage door.

With V.these and incidental objects'inf-viewj the invention consists viny certain ,novel features of'construction `and combinationfof parts, the essential elements otjwhi'ch are preferred form of embodiment ofuwhich'y vis 'hereinafter shown with reference tothe .set forth in Vthe, appendedclaims, andf'a drawings 'which accompany and formfapart of this specification. In Lthe drawings:

Fig. liisv` al perspective of apaircf doors; illustrating the doors open and illusu trating the same fas being viewedfrom the inside .toward the rontlooking out.v ,j i f Fig. 2 isfa fragmentary, front view of the viewing the same from the inside. j f .i

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary, perspective; view of lthelatch mechanism as viewed from theinl. Fig. iis

i' Fig. `5 is a sectionahend view,'of the latch imechanism,v the same being taken on line 5- -5 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, top, planview,

of they pair of doors illustrated in Fig.` land illustrating the doors as beingilocked, inan open position.

a sectionaljend view of the latch i mechanism, the same beingtaken on line of Fig. 3,7looking in thedirection indicated.

i Fig.f7 a sectional, top, planviewyof the fllechanism' illustrated in l and in Fig.

6 and illustrating the doors as being closed.

Fig. 8 is a perspective, view of the primary brackets secured to one of the doors and of the mechanism associated therewith, the same being made to illustrate the mechanism when the door is locked, in open position.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary, end view, of the locking latch, adapted for locking the doors in open position, the same being taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 6, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary, sectional, side View, of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 8. The same being taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 8, looking in the direction indicated.

My invention is primarily intended for use in conjunction with pairs of garage doors of substantially equal sizes adapted for being hinged about a vertically disposed hinge. I do not wish to be limited in the application of my device to garage doors as the same may be used with equal facility on pairs of doors for any Vand all purposes wherein the same are to be hinged about vertically disposed, or substantially vertically disposed hinges.

Like references characters refer to like V'parts throughout the several views.

1 is the door frame. 2 and 3 comprise a pair ofdoors whichr are adapted for being j hinged'about hinges 4 and 5 and maintained `thereby vertically secured to the door frame. A hand manipulative latch 6 extends through one of the doors and is adapted for being manipulated from either side thereof. The hand manipulative latch is manipulative relative to a plate 7 preferably placed upon the outside of the door for the purpose of taking the place vof a latch that may be reciprocated in order to raise the .locking latch 8. A door plate 9 is secured to the same door and the locking latch 8 is rockably disposed about a suitable journal support l0. The loc-king latch 8 is adapted to engage within a receiv- .ing slot 11 disposed within the plate 12.

Holes 13 are placed in registry within the respective plates 9 and 12 in order that a lock 14 may be placed therethrough for locking the doors when in a closed position. Locking bolts 15 and 16 are placed upon the oppositely disposed ends of the same door in order that the doors may be locked to the door frame.

Flexible connections 17 and 18 are secured to the latch 8 and are preferably pla-ced equidistant from the journal pin 10. The iiexible connections 17 and 18 are either' directly, or indlrectly'secured to the locking bolts 15 and 16. The locking bolt secured to the top of the door is preferably secured to a locking latch 19 which is hingedly disposed about a journal pin 20. A bracket knee 21 has an oit-set Vflange 22 disposed upon its one end to facilitate the fastening of the bracket knee to the door. The bracket knee is secured to the door by any suitable fastening means, as

through the use of screws, or bolts 23. A

bracket 24 is secured to the oppositely disposed door 3. A strut connects the brackets 21 and 24. The strut is comprised of a central barrel member 25 and adjustable ends 26 and 27 which are adjustably secured to the barrel 25. When the strut has been adjusted to the desired position, the same will be locked relative to each other, as through the use of lock nuts 28 and 29.

A bracket 30 is secured to one of the posts 31 of the door frame. A-latch bar 32 is adapted to engage a supporting bolt 33 that is secured to the knee bracket 21 and extends downwardly therefrom. The supporting bolt 33 has a head 34 that is adapted for positioning, and

for permitting the latch bar 32 lto be pivoted 32 that is adapted to engagethe rib 39 of the bracket 30 as illustrated in Fig. 9, this arrangement is to hold the .door assembly open' and locked when the head 37 engages the rib 39 of thebracket 30. The manipulation of the latch 8 unlocks the locking bolt from the bracket and permits the doors to be closed. v

To facilitate the locking ofthe locking latch j from the inside when the'doors are closed, l provide a bar 40 that is rotatably disposed about a supporting journal pin 41. An arm 42 extends outwardly from the free end of the bar 40 that is in registry with the latch8 and when rotated into the position. as `illustrated in F ig. 3, the latch is held locked'and when rotated about the pin 41 so that the arm engages the stop pin 43 the latch 8 may be freely manipulated.

Vhile the form of mechanism herein shown .and described is admirably adapted to fuliill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all

coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is: 1. In a device of the class described, in conibination with a pair of doors, locking bolts secured to the upper and lower portions of one of the doors, a latch Vdisposed .through the same door, a locking latch rockablysecured to the same door and adapted for being ina-- nipulatedby the first mentioned latch, means for connecting the locking bolts to the locking latch, brackets on the doors, a strut connectkingl the brackets, abracket secured to the frame of the doors, and a latch bar carried vby the bracket of the iirst mentioneddoor, said bar engaging and being in direct alignment adapted for manipulation from either side of the door, locking means rockably secured to the same door, said locking means adapted for being actuated by the latch, means for 1 connecting the locking bolts to the locking means, brackets on the doors, an adjustable strut connecting the brackets, a bracket secured to the frame of the doors, and tilting locking meansv carried by the bracket of the first mentioned door, lsaid locking means be` l ing in locking engagement with the said frame bracket when the doors are in open position.

3. Apparatus as in claim 2 including means for co'nnecting the tilting locking means to the upper one of the locking bolts.

4. In adevice of theclass described, the y combination with a door frame, .a pair of doors hingedly secured to the frame, locking bolts secured to the upper and lower portions of one of the doors, manually manipulative locking means disposed within the same door between the locking bolts, means for connecting thelocking bolts to the locking means,l

brackets disposed upon the doors, adjustable `means connecting the brackets, a bracket se- 'cured to the door frame, tilting locking means associated with and adapted to engage the Y bracket disposed upon the locking bolt carrying door, and means for. connecting the tiltin locking means to the upper one of theV loc ing bolts.

5. In a device of the class described,vthe ,i

combination of a pair of doors, brackets-secured to the doors, a strut connecting the brackets, a supporting bolt secured to one of the brackets, a U-bolt secured to the same bracket, a locking bar-rockably disposed relative to the supporting bolt and adapted for being maintained in alignment by the U-bolt, a head disposed upon the free end of the-locking bar, said head being provided with a locking notch adapte-d to engage the frame bracket, a bracket secured to the door frame and disposed in registerable alignment with the head, and manually manipulative means for disengaging the notched head from the bracket of the door frame. c f

Y JESSE W. CROWELL. 

